As winter approaches, the Nashville Department of Transportation and Multimodal Infrastructure (NDOT) is ready to respond to weather events that could impact the local transportation network.
"After January's winter storm, I asked NDOT to evaluate all aspects of our preparedness, so when winter weather hits, we are as prepared as we can be to ensure Nashvillians can get where they need to go safely,” Mayor Freddie O’Connell said. “Our NDOT employees always step up when called upon, and this year, we have more plows ready to operate on more routes and a variety of options to treat our roads."
For the 2024-2025 winter season, NDOT crews will be equipped with the following:
- 40 snowplow trucks (19 brand new state-of-the art trucks, with 18 more on the way throughout the winter)
- 9,300 tons of salt
- 100,000 gallons of brine solution
- 40,000 gallons of calcium chloride
- 80 identified snow removal routes
- A truck driving simulator to train operators on navigating in winter conditions
Phillip Jones, NDOT’s Assistant Director of Operations, says the department is currently the best-equipped it has ever been for winter weather response.
“We have collaborated with the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT), WeGo Transit, and other Metro agencies in coordination of our snow removal plan,” said Jones. “All winter operations trucks have been serviced and calibrated to be prepared for upcoming winter weather events, and all NDOT operators have conducted practice runs on snow removal routes to ensure route familiarity. We have loaded all of our brine storage tanks with salt brine in preparation for pre-treatment of all our routes, and all salt bins are filled to capacity.”
NDOT has updated snow removal primary and secondary routes to be more efficient and cover more of the county. The department will be moving to a post-secondary list rather than call in requests this winter. Reports can still be made to hubNashville and will be used for data gathering and evaluation to inform response during future winter weather events.
As always, to report a non-emergency issue affecting a Metro Nashville street, visit hub.nashville.gov.